# CVE-2012-4940: Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the View Log Files component in Axigen Free Mail Server allow remote attackers to read or de

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2012-10-31 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the View Log Files component in Axigen Free Mail Server allow remote attackers to read or delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in (1) the fileName parameter in a download action to source/loggin/page_log_dwn_file.hsp, or the fileName parameter in (2) an edit action or (3) a delete action to the default URI.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56343
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/586556
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37996
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/axigen_file_access.rb
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2012/CVE-2012-4940.yaml

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